1000 Australes Encounter of Two Worlds

€1.00
IssuerArgentina
Year1991
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value1000 Australes (1000 ARA)
CurrencyAustral (1985-1991)
CompositionSilver (.925) (Ag 925 Cu 75)
Weight27 g
Dimensions40 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to31 December 1993
Reference(s) KM#106, CJ#371, Schön#106
Obverse descriptionThe reverse shows the nominal value `A1000`, the year of coinage `1991`, the legend `REPVBLICA ARGENTINA`, around the National Coat of Arms, and externally surrounding the legend, the shields of the remaining countries that make up the ISSUE.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPVBLICA ARGENTINA : A 1.000 : 1991 :
(Translation: Argentine Republic)
Reverse descriptionIn the central field, it presents the columns of Hercules in which the legend is read `PLVS VLTRA`. Both rest on the `OCEAN SEA`, nexus between the two worlds. Over them the sun, four crowns representing the Viceroys of Mexico, New Granada, Peru and Rio de la Plata, and four stars symbolizing the Capitanas Generals of Cuba, Guatemala, Venezuela and Chile. In the upper arch, the legend `ENCVENTRO DE DOS MVNDOS`, in the lower one `1492-1992`.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering: ENCVENTRO DE DOS MVNDOS : 1492-1992
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1991  - Proof - 5 000
Catalog ID4568752400
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